by Nikki Albert

Created on: November 06, 2010   Last Updated: November 07, 2010

Chapter 19: Blood Lines

Charade was a hopping vampire club in a modified cathedral. Which made it a great place to party and ironically as well. Aged vampires were easily amused by some of the more religious myths about their kind. When they entered it was already in full swing, with pulsing lights, spotlights swinging to the beat over the domed roof. It had stain glass windows and chandeliers full of candles. All about atmosphere.

Walking in on Jak’s arm was like being royalty. They were immediately noticed and anyone near them bowed. The Elite created a buffer so no one approached too close. Lee preferred to be on the side lines, as a careful observer and not the one being openly stared at. She was not timid, but it made her feel in the open, exposed and paranoid.

Unfortunately, living centuries amidst human culture had given vampires a taste for the pomp and protocols humans flavored their royalty with. One large and significant difference was that a vampire prince was not worshiped or adored, but feared for his raw aged strength and authority over every life beneath him in the vampire clan hierarchy. Jak had a healthy indifference to this power, but apparently that had not always been the case with vampire royalty.

Eric led them to a spacious curved booth, raised on a dais at the far end. The music was all thumping techno mixes which severely limited verbal communication. Lee sat somewhat uncomfortably as thoughts were tossed around on a level of communication she was not used to. It required a certain level of openness to the inner aura, while keeping the innermost mind locked down. Lee was rusty in this sort of communication, as well as unskilled in most of the mental powers vampires used to control and influence mortals around them.

Courtiers in Eric’s court would approach, bow and make general remarks about how pleased they were with Jak’s presence. Lee did not believe in their sincerity at all, but their immobile vampiric looks made that belief based on experience rather than looks. Most of the men were dressed similar to Lee. It was the current fad to wear velvet jackets, vests and trousers. It was the colors that were vibrant, making them look sleek but eccentric. The women were more varied in styles. Some with colored tights and tunic styled dresses, others in corsets and fitted leather pants.

-There are wolves here,- Charlie said. It made Lee aware of the deeper mind speech she had with Charlie, rather than the light telepathic

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